State Police plan 11:30 a.m. update in St. John deputy shootings

Louisiana State Police have called a press conference for 11:30 a.m. to provide an update on the killing of two St. John the Baptist Parish sheriff's deputies and the wounding of two more on Thursday. The two deputies, Jeremy Triche and Brandon Nielsen, were "ambushed" in the Riverview Trailer Park in LaPlace as they were interviewing two suspects in connection with an earlier shooting involving another sheriff's deputy, according to St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre.

Tregre said Nielsen, Jeremy Triche and Jason Triche were talking to the suspects in the earlier shooting when a third person opened fire on the unsuspecting deputies.

Jeremy Triche and Nielsen were killed, and Jason Triche was wounded.

Police have arrested five suspects. Although police have not yet released the name of the suspects, a DeSoto sheriff's officer has identified the alleged shooters as Kyle Joekel and Brian Smith. Also in custody are Terry Smith, who is Brian Smith's father, and Terry Smith's other son, Derrick Smith. The name of the fifth person was not immediately available.

Jeremy Triche, Jason Triche and Nielsen were investigating an earlier shooting during which Deputy Michael Scott Boyington was shot while working a traffic detail at a remote parking lot for the Valero refinery at the intersection of Louisiana 3217 and Airline Highway. Boyington was taken to the hospital for treatment.